OCTOBER 2016TISHRE 5777
VOl. 59, NO. 1 14450 West Ten Mile Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237 • 248.967.4020 . www.emanuel-mich.org
Temple Emanu-El where you belong
On the RiverTashlich Family Rosh Hashanah
Experience Monday, October 3 - Rosh Hashanah afternoon – 3 pm
Snacks, music and stories for our families and friends – all ages. Shiawassee Park – Shiawassee St. & Power Rd., Farmington
What is Tashlich? A ceremony in which Jews go to a body of water, such as a river, stream, or ocean, to cast away their sins by symbolically tossing bread into the water. This physical act inspires us to remember our actions, right our wrongs, and refocus
ourselves for the New Year.Park amenities include playscape, shelter
and restrooms. Snacks and craft.Caravan from Temple: meet at 2:15 pm
EREV ROSH HASHANAH: SUNDAY, OCT. 2Service ............................................. 8:00 PM*
ROSH HASHANAH: MONDAY, OCTOBER 3Family Service .................................. 9:00 AM
Morning Service.......................... 10:30 AM*º
Family Tashlich Experience ..............3:00 PM
(Shiawassee Park, Farmington)
KOL NIDRE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11Service ............................................8:00 PM*º
YOM KIPPUR: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12Family Service .................................. 9:00 AM
Morning Service........................... 10:30 AM*
Study Session .....................................1:00 PM
Classical Music Meditation .............2:00 PM
Afternoon Service ............................3:00 PM
Yizkor/Memorial Service 4:15 PM (approx.)
High Holy Days Services 2016 – 5777
Neilah/Concluding Service .............5:00 PM
Havdalah and Break the Fast .........5:45 PM
SUKKOT - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
Souper Supper in the Sukkah ...........5:30 pm
Erev Sukkot Service ..........................6:30 pm
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 Sukkot morning service ..................10:30 am
SIMCHAT TORAH - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23Erev Simchat Torah Service .............6:30 pm
with the Sam Harris Band,Shir Chadash
Choir, and Shiru Dor L’Dor Youth Choir
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24Simchat Torah morning service
with Yizkor .........................................10:30 am
* Ticket Required for Admission
º Sign Language Interpreter
PrimE TimErsaT TEmPlE Emanu-El
Wed., November 9, 2016 / 10-00-3:00
DossiN Great Lakes MuseuM tour
$7.00 per person, Plus the cost of a DNR recreational passport per car unless you
already have one.
rsVP Deadline: october 26, 2016
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sat. Oct 1, 20169:15 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service
Sun, Oct 2, 2016 EREV ROSH HASHANAHMon, Oct 3, 2016 ROSH HASHANAHFri. Oct 7, 20166:45 pm Erev Shabbat Congregational Family Service with Youth Choir, Birthday Blessing and Wedding Blessing of Jordan Soloman & Ashley Helper.
Sat. Oct 8, 20169:15 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service
Tues, Oct 11, 2016 KOL NIDREWed, Oct 12, 2016 YOM KIPPURFri. Oct 14, 20167:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service followed by Congregational dinner
Sat. Oct 15, 20169:15 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service
Sun. Oct 16, 20166:30 pm Erev Sukkot Service with Shiru D’or L’dor Youth Choir and Shir Chadash Choir
Mon. Oct 17, 201610:30 am Service
Fri. Oct 21, 20167:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service Anniversary Blessing and Aaron Kuess’ conversion
Sat. Oct 22, 20169:15 am Torah Study 10:30 am Morning Service with Elijah Taub’s Bar Mitzvah. Kiddush sponsored by the Taub Family
Sun. Oct 23, 20167:00 pm Erev Simchat Torah and Consecration with Band and Youth Choir and Shir Chadash Choir
Mon. Oct. 24, 201610:30 am Simchat Torah Service with Yizkor
Fri. Oct 28, 20167:00 pm CARE Erev Shabbat service with Shir Chadash Choir
Sat. Oct 29, 20169:15 am Torah Study 9:30 am Tot Shabbat Service 10:30 am CARE Morning Service
OctOber Kids birthdays!
Julia DuchanZachary Schultz
Seger Hoff
Julia SamsonSeydehwon NagbeCamille Schwanki
aNNiVersary bLessiNG at 3rd Friday shabbat service at 7:00 pm.
Elijah TaubSophie Driker
Julia Schwanki
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ouR TEMPLE FAMILY
OctOber aNNiVersaries!
Marc & Wendy BakstJonathan & Stacy BrandFaye & Louis Damraur
James & Linda GreenwoodStan Hazan & Julie Greenberg-Hazan
Jeffrey & Jaimie Horowitz
Y A R T z E I T S
*A light will be lit on our Memorial Board. If you wish to memorialize your loved ones in a spe-cial way, consider purchasing a memorial plaque to be displayed in our Anne Jospey Sanctuary. Each year, on the anniversary of their death, it will be lit as a remembrance. Contact the Temple
office at 248-967-4020 to make arrangements for this eternal memory of your loved one.
Oct 2 – 8Sadye BarhamRachel BodzinHarold BraikerDavid CoopermanWilliam Cutler*Nathan DiamondRalph M. Falk*Rose Fishman*Jacob FrankLeona GableIsadore Gliner*Martha GoodmanJerome GraefSamuel Greenberg*Isaac Hozman*Tillie Hozman*Morton JacobsFlorence JacobyJoseph S. KatzStephen Kelman*Hyman KlassHarry Levine*Dora Marks*Miriam MossoffJohn Lenard NeelyPhilip OlenderMary Ellen Popp*Marjorie RodmanAbe RomeRose RubinFreda Shewach*Jacob WalterSidney WarrenMyer Weinstein
Oct 9-15*Dr. Benjamin B. Bell*Harvey BerkowitzDorothy BluesteinDora BraikerRobert BuchEdith Goodman*Betty Gooze*Nat Green
Harold Pinales*Jacob Ressler*Anna Rosenthal*Arnor RubachDr. M. Alex SalomonEddie SilverLewis Tessler
Oct 23-29*Harry BennettMax BergerKate Cohen*Phyllis Ann ColburnEdith DavisLeon DillonIna EgnaterJennie GluckmanPearl Goldstein*Max Gould*Randy Alan KahnDr. Julius Kaplan*Jeannette Katz*Max Kotzer*Anna Leachman*John M. Leeds*Joseph Lipson*Frank M. Marcosky*Shirley T. MedowFaye Passerman*Nathan Rosen*Rose RosenbaumNeil RosenthalClare Rubin*Polly Sarasohn*Charles Schulman*Dora SchwartzEmanuel H. SilvermanFrederick Steinhardt*Anna Turkel*Florence Unger*Lucille Walker*Henrietta WeingardenSol Weinstein*Albert J. WoolfHarry Yarost
MaZeL tOV
iN MeMOriaM
NeW MeMbers
Erving Hyatt*Elliot A. Imerman*Dr. Isidore L. Jackel*Gertrude JackelAlie KabbeH. Malcolm KahnPhilip Kohn*Rose Krosnick*Jack Lesser*Sarah Levine*Joseph Moss*Ann NosanchukFae PragJeanne Reinhold*George RobinsonStuart Sachse*Mary Schiff*Dr. Burton L. Schmier*Ruth M. Schonbrunn*Alexander Charles Scott*Captain Arthur Shapiro*Hazel B. Sobel*Robert SpiegelSharon Stovack*Leah H. Thal*Myron Unger*Soozi Zussman
Oct 16-22*Joseph Akers*Sarah Bennett*Irving Bloom*Ray Duke*Bernard Eisenberg*Rose FriedmanDorothy Gilman*Jay Mitchell Gordon*Ellen GrossmanMaria Hertz*Solomon Katzman*Robert B. Levitan*Jule Lightstone*Bernice Norris*Max E. Pensler*A. Leon Pierce
Darin & Rachel KanferSheldon & Donna KleinMichael & Julie Lask
Todd & Wendy LuczakAshley & Kevin Moser
Jeffrey & Vani Patterson
Oct 21
Morris “Bud” Sherbow, September 7, 2016
Welcome to our new members!To Kathleen Alessandro, named one of 2016 Marygrove College Distinguished Alumni
To Julie & Bruce Guttman on the July 26th birth of their grandson, Hudson Robert Altman to Kari & Alex Altman
To Linda & Mark Kaploe on the August 22nd birth of their granddaughter, Emma Grace, born to Lauren & Evan Kaploe
To Barbara Karchin on the birth of grandson, Noah Michael Unell to Leah Karchin Unell & Justin Unell
To Lila Reder on the August 14th marriage of her grandson Seth Reder to Debbie Stone
To Marni and Andy Cohen on the birth of son, Hudson
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every month, members who have a birthday are invited to attend the First Friday eVeNiNG shabbat service at 6:45pm. to receive a birthday bLessiNG.
Oct 7
Abi & Gideon Taylor-Abt (Yael 17 and Ben 10) – Oak Park
Barbara Brooks – Berkley
Fred Cislo - Wyandotte
Norma Dennis – Detroit
Aaron Kuess – Birmingham
Ashley & Kevin Moser (Liam 3) – Royal Oak
Sarah Finegood – M-10
Bennett J. Hart - M-10
Samuel P. Hurwitz – M10
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THE RABBI’S CoRNER
Rabbi Arturo Kalfus
wEEkly TOrah class
Every Saturday with bagels and cream cheese.
shabbaT mOrnings 9:15 TO 10:15 a.m.
for an exciting and insightful look at the week’s Torah portion and
have a nosh before services!
TOrah sTudy aT TEmPlE
with Rabbi Kalfus
adulT EdaT TEmPlE Emanu-El
When the Yahrzeit (anniversary of the death) of a loved one comes, what should I do?
I often read names of deceased individuals before the mourners Kaddish knowing that there is no family member marking the occasion within the communal framework of worship. And I know the family probably is in town. I think to myself: Where is the family? Don’t they want to honor their beloved, at least once a year in the synagogue by saying the mourners Kaddish in their honor?
I am sure, that on the anniversary of the death, family members are remembering their loved ones privately. But there is a difference doing so in community. For hundreds of years our people remembered their loved ones who died by doing the following:
1-Reciting the mourners Kaddish at Temple. A lot of memories will surround you as you say the Kaddish in the syna-gogue. When we feel the pain of their death, our community is supporting you.
2-We light at home a 24 hour memorial candle with no blessing attached on the evening of the anniversary of their death. Symbolically, the lit candle represents the soul of our departed.
3-We make a visit to the grave and we place a small rock on the tombstone marking that a loved one visited.
4-It is traditional that we offer charitable contributions. We do so because good deeds are attached to our memory.
I hope that we will see you at Temple the next time you will observe the Yahrzeit (anniversary) of a loved one. The pain of your loss will be ameliorated by remembering within a caring community.
From my heart to yours,
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MuSIC HAPPENINgS AT TEMPLE
We Want You To Join theShiru Dor L’Dor
YouTh ChoirCalling all 4th, 5th, 6th,
and 7th graders who love music!
Get your service requirements! Learn the music for your Bar/Bat Mitzvah! Sing for Holiday and Shabbat services! Sing in
the New Zimriyah! Establish New Life Long Friendships! You don't need to know
how to sing.Just be willing to learn and participate. Interested? Contact Cantorial Soloist Kelly Onickel,
[email protected] / 248-388-0190 or Friend her on Facebook
Rehearsal on Sundays Snack 11:30-12:00 • Rehearsal 12:00-12:45
shir chadash choirThe Shir Chadash Choir, Temple Emanu-El’s adult choir, is open to
all congregants who love to sing–all levels of experience are welcome. The choir adds to the beauty of
services, introducing new melodies and revitalizing classics. We sing at least once a month at Shabbat services –
usually the third Friday of the month – and at High Holy Day services.
Being a member of the Shir Chadash Choir is a great way to make music, be
part of a wonderful community, and learn more about the prayers in our
services – all at the same time!We practice on Thursday evenings.
Please contact Cantorial Soloist Kelly Onickel with any questions:
[email protected] or (248) 388-0190, or call
248-967-4020 x216Kelly
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Chag Sameiach! October is a month of Chagim (Holidays), beginning with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and followed by Sukkot and Simchat Torah. We are blessed this year that Erev Suk-kot and Erev Simchat Torah are both on Sundays. What often happens with these two holidays is they fall during the week and after having to take time off of our regular weekly duties to attend Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah play second fiddle to our daily lives. But this year we get to celebrate together on Sunday evenings!
This year’s Sukkot celebration will begin with our annual Souper Sup-per in the Sukkah. Congregants bring their favorite home-made soups to share and bake bread and desserts. Temple provides a salad to complement the meal. If you would like to participate by bringing soup, bread or des-serts, please contact the Temple office 248-967-4020. For others, the cost is $5 per person plus a can for chaveet. This wonderful event is followed by our Erev Sukkot Service. This year the Shir Chadash Adult Choir will join our Shiru Dor L’dor Youth Choir in spiritually up lifting our service with song. Following our service we all come together in our Sukkah to shake the Lulav and Etrog and partake in our traditional donut holes and cider!
Simchat Torah is always a special event here at Temple Emanu-El. It is the day that we welcome our youngest and newest religious school students into the tribe with their Consecration, which literally means “association with the sacred”. These students recite the Sh’ma for the first time with our Congregation as their way of demonstrating their devotion to Judaism. Together we celebrate the Simchat Torah Holiday -- once again consecrat-ing ourselves and devoting ourselves to the reading and studying of the Torah for another year. This Simchat Torah Service we welcome the Sam Harris Band along with our Shir Chadash Adult Choir and our Shiru Dor L’dor Youth Choir who will lead us in our sacred and uplifting text. We take out all of our Torahs and march and dance while the band plays and the choirs sing. Then we will open one Torah all the way so that it sur-rounds our sanctuary. Students who celebrated their bar or bat mitzvah since last Simchat Torah will read a small part of their portion beginning with the last verse of Torah and ending with the first verse of Torah, as we begin our Torah cycle once again. Our service will be followed by our traditional caramel apples and plain apples. I hope you will join us to celebrate these wonderful and festive holidays!
On another note, if you enjoy listening to all the great music the choirs produce over this holiday season, imagine how great it would be to be in the choir. I hope you will consider joining us in helping to bring joy and spirituality to our services
Kelly Onickel, Cantorial Soloist
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high hOly days aPPEal
NOW is the TimeThe Days of Awe are upon us. We begin the new year with an overall commitment to use our tools, talents and resources to best benefit the Temple Emanu-El community. We ask for your support.
A Culture of GivingWhen we as a community say, “this is important to us,” we proudly prioritize our faith in the community and the world. The continuation of Judaism in our homes and in our community is vital to our existence. In Hebrew, Kulanu means “all of us together.” Kulanu is our way of thinking about sustaining our commu-nity to ensure that our financial future is strong.Thank You!
We do not like to ask for money, and we know that many of you already give to your best ability. We do ask, however, that each of you do your best and join us in supporting our Temple Emanu-El community. The Torah does not give us a pass on doing Tzedakah.
We do not accept monetary donations on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, so please return the pledge card by mail or as you enter or exit our sanctuary.
May each of us be inscribed for a Good Year! L’Shana Tova
ExECuTIvE DIRECToR
Fred Frank
Sponsor an Oneg, a Kiddush or a Wine & Cheese Pre-Service Oneg in honor of a simcha—anniversary, birthday, graduation or other special event.
or, you may wish to honor the memory of a loved one.
The minimum costs of sponsorship are: Friday Oneg: $180 • Saturday Kiddush: $100 • Wine & Cheese Oneg: $125
We recognize our oneg and Kiddush sponsors in the weekly service bulletin. It is possible for more than one family to sponsor. Please contact Barbara in the office for more information and to select a date.
Call 248 967-4020, ext 204 or email [email protected]
The Days of Awe are approaching. We are pleased to report that this year when you look up in awe during our High Holy Days worship, you will not be able to count the water-stained ceiling tiles. After replacing the roof last year, we have recently completed our Ann Jospey Sanctuary upgrade – new ceiling tiles, repaired plaster and new paint, washed windows, steam cleaned carpeting and replaced LED bulbs in most fixtures. A special and hearty todah rabah to Judy Greenwald, who heads our building and grounds committee, for her valuable and tireless assistance. Yasher Koach!
Also, we now have a handicap accessible front door. Todah rabah to those who urged us to make this happen and who financially contributed toward this improvement. An initial security upgrade at our front entrance is also in place – keeping the interior doors locked during much of the day. Our state of the art wireless video
and audio communications allow the staff to “buzz you in” when the doors are locked. Your Board led by President Dennis Kayes and Administrative Vice President Richard Gold made sure these improvements were on our agenda. We also completed a number of other maintenance and security improvements, and over the next year we will be making additional security upgrades. Most of the funds for the upcoming security upgrades will be from a homeland security grant we were recently awarded after two years of effort and applications.
At this season, in particular, we are reminded how much we value and appreciate your membership and participation in our congregational life. As your Executive Director, I would be remiss if I did not also remind all of us that without bread there is no Torah and without Torah there is no bread. Pirkei Avot. And so, your financial participation in Temple life is also mean-ingful, important and keeps the doors open (when they are not locked) for you and for the next generations – just as our ancestors did for us.
All of your staff at Temple Emanu-El and my wife, Kathleen, join me in wishing each of you and your family shanah tovah u’metukah – a good and sweet year. May all of you enjoy a healthy, prosperous, happy and meaningful 5777.
Looking forward to greeting you during this High Holy Days season,
TEMPLE EDuCATIoNYaCHaD
religious school We’re B.e.s.t togetherCongregation Beth Shalom
Temple Emanu-El
New Education Director Abi Taylor-Abt
As I sit to write this article, I’m reflecting on the first day of Yachad Religious School. Over the past two months, I have been preparing for many new beginnings, and a lot of what I have been working towards finally came into play. We started the morning with a shira our traditional Jewish sing-a-long, breaking the ice and creating some atmosphere. Due to being new and not knowing what the children are familiar with, I chose a well known sentence from Tehillim (Psalms).
Hinei matov umanaim, shevet achim gam yachad - How good and how pleasing when brothers and sisters sit together in unity. And we sat together. And we sang.
I wanted to sing the song in as many different ways as we could before classes began. Everyone participated as we took traditional melodies, switched to popular tunes and even sang the song in two parts before coming together again and joining our voices as one.
There is something beautiful and symbolic about how we sang yesterday - we are and we continue to become what we were singing about. Yachad - together/unified. Our school is called Yachad and the more united we are, the stronger our children and our very future becomes.
Hinei matov is a very well-known song. As a song leader, as well as an educator, I often find myself searching for new tunes. It is easy to dismiss older melodies as dated. How-ever, just as we can fit the words to new tunes, we can bring our understanding of Torah to a place of relevance in our modern day lives.
We can take the words of our prayers and our psalms, the lessons of our history, and find meaning in them.
Music and song are powerful tools in our educational arsenal. It is hard to sing without joy. Thus music enables us to pray with meaning and connect to our Judaism both through prayer and traditional songs. Every Sunday, Religious School begins with a shira. You are all invited to come and join us as we learn new songs and enjoy the ones we already know, as we sing Yachad - together.
TLC @ TEE
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october 16@10am BoB seDLer, Professor of Constitutional Law at Wayne State University, will speak about recent and upcoming developments on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sponsored by the Adult Education Committee. Bagels and coffee.
November 13@10am JaCk LesseNBerrY, Political Comentator and Journalist, will speak on, “Why the elections turned out the way they did and what this means for the Nation’s future.” Sponsored by the Adult Education. Committee. Bagels and coffee.
adulT EdaT TEmPlE Emanu-El
Sunday Morning
December 4@10am – TBD • January 8@10am - TBD
Elijah James Taub october 22Eli Taub will be called to the Torah as a bar mitz-vah on October 22. Proud parents are Adam and Tracy Taub, sister Samantha J. Taub and grandparents Steve and Shelley Taub, and Carolyn Campbell. He attends Norup International School and is interested in baseball, math, video games, and music For his Mitzvah Project, Eli worked at Freedom House through Peer Corps.
B a r M i t z v a h
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Dennis Kayes
FRoM THE PRESIDENT
Hello once again,
By now, most of you have heard me talk about the High Holiday Appeal, and many of you have responded, for which you have my sincerest thanks. For those of you who have not yet responded, here I am trying once again to encourage your support. Temple is very important to me-
-and I hope to you. Unfortunately, income from dues, tributes, the Religious School and the Early Childhood Community are not sufficient to provide the program-ming you want, need and deserve. So, like all other congregations, we ask our Members to help by making contributions in addition to their dues. The High Holiday Appeal is an important source of the additional funding, and I hope that you will join with your fellow Members in helping Temple thrive. Temple needs you now!
But in case you think that money is all I care about, I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you who has helped support Temple in the various important non-financial ways, including serving on the Board or on a committee, attending services and events, having your children in the ECC or Religious School, and talking about Temple with your friends. You are what make Temple great, and I cannot thank you enough!
Linda joins me in wishing you L’Shanah Tova
EvERY CAN CouNTS Now more than ever.
Please bring a can of food for the chaveet whenever you visit Temple. our neighborhood
food banks thank you for sharing your food with the hungry - because… now more than ever,
EvERY CAN CouNTS!
yachad: 1st day of religious school
Tlc @ TEE
Eileen Brand, Director, Early Childhood Community
WHERE OUR EXPERIENCE PROVIDES YOUR CHILD WITH THE BEST EXPERIENCE
Eileen Brand
SMALL TALK: EARLY CHILDHooD CoMMuNITY
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Program highlightsInfant Through Second Grade
A child friendly Shabbat experience with Cantorial Soloist Kelly Onickel.
Sat.., Oct. 29, 2016 @ 9:30 AM followed by complimentary dinner
RSvp by OCT. 27
upcoming dates:
Fri., Nov. 18, 2016 @ 5:45Sat., Dec. 17, 2016 @ 9:30Fri., Jan 27, 2017 @ 5:45Sat Feb. 18, 2017 @ 9:30
All ECC families and familes with young children are welcome
Please RSVP 2 days prior to the program to Temple office at 248-967-4020.
Cookies, milk and a bedtime story with all your friends. bring your children and
grandchildren. Join our ECC family in the foyer wearing your favorite pJs.
All ECC families and familes with young children are welcome
WATCh FOR pROGRAM DATES
For more information call the ECC at 248-967-4847 or the Temple office at 248-967-4020.
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It was so nice beginning the school by sharing a cup of cof-fee and donuts with our ECC families.
With the fall holidays upon us, our classes will be celebrat-ing Rosh Hashanah, the birthday of the world, and Yom Kippur, the time to say I am sorry. Our school holiday sing-a-long will give us a chance to welcome in the holidays together. We will dip apples in honey to ensure a sweet new year. Holiday activities include the story of Jonah and the Whale, creating holiday cards, cooking with apples, and listening to the sound of the shofar. The children will
celebrate Sukkot, the harvest festival with the waving of lulovs and etrogs. Simchat Torah will follow as we conclude the reading of the torah and start all over again. Marching through the sanctuary is a festive part of our celebra-tion.
Traditions begin early. Raising Jewish children begins at birth. Young children are able to experience Jewish traditions through their senses. They can taste Jewish foods, dance to Jewish music, smell things like latkes frying in a pan, and see the glow of Shabbat candles. The Temple Emanu-El ECC is privi-leged to share these values with all our children. Join us for Tot Shabbat and Young Family Services. Please check the Temple calendar for dates and times.
As the days become shorter and we find ourselves spending more time in-doors, take advantage and share books with your preschooler. Sharing books with your children can help them learn to speak better and develop listening skills. Find a quiet comfortable place for book sharing. Ask your child to tell you about the pictures and the story. Respond with enthusiasm to your child’s questions and comments. Have your child show you all the things in a picture that are alike in some way. You can say: “Can you find all the blue things?” Or, “Show me all the things that can fly.” Point out colors, shapes, numbers and letters in their books. Take your child to your local public library to bor-row books or to enjoy Story Time.
Fall is in the air and in our classrooms. The children have been fascinated by the changing colors of the leaves and admiring nature’s work. Stop for a mo-ment and marvel at the wonders of Mother Nature. It’s free!
Thank you for sharing your children with us.
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supper, sun., Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m.Delicious homemade soups, including vegan, salad,
bread, dessert and beverages. Craft!
$5 per person, plus a can for chaveet. - Kids FREE! Make soup or bake bread or dessert and attend for free. Soup makers and bakers, please contact the
Temple office (248) 967-4020 by Friday, Oct. 7 to tell us what you will bring.
RSVP by Tuesday, October 11 to the Temple office [email protected] or (248) 967-4020
or pay through the Temple website.
Erev sukkot service 6:30 p.m. shake the lulav in the sukkah. cider & donuts!
JoiN us! souper supper in the sukkah and erev sukkot service
Simchat Torah Celebration & Service
Sun., Oct.23 at 6:30 pm Appropriate for adults and families of all ages. Led by Rabbi Kalfus and Cantorial So-loist Kelly Onickel with the Shir Chadash choir, Shiru Dor L’Dor Youth Choir, and the Sam Harris Band • March with the Torah Scrolls • Consecration of children new to Religious School • Apples and Caramel Apples!
Simchat Torah and Yizkor ServiceMonday, October 24 at 10:30 am
2015 ANNUAL YOM KIPPUR FOOD DRIVE
•YAD EZRA• HELP FEED THE HUNGRY
Every year, this effort provides
approximately 30,000 pounds of food, and your financial donations help us service 1,300 families in need every
month. This effort is very successful due to your participation and the generosity of
the members of our community.
YAD EZRA
2850 W. 11 Mile Road Berkley, MI 48072
Phone: (248) 548-FOOD Fax: (248) 548-3207
www.yadezra.org
What: Help support Yad Ezra’s Annual Yom Kippur Food Drive
How: Donate canned goods and packaged foods to Yad Ezra
Where: Bring all food donations to Yad Ezra’s warehouse
When: September 27 and September 30th
Volunteer Opportunities
Come sort, box, and shelve food! Sunday, Sep. 27th between 10:00am – 2:00pm
Call Yad Ezra for more info! (248) 548-3663
NEEDED: Teen Volunteers to help collect bags on Yom Kippur!
Great for Mitzvah HoursPlease contact the Temple office (248) 967-4020
The Bea Sacks Social Action Committee is coordinating this effort where so many of
you bring bags of donated food for Yad Ezra.
We will distribute bags at Rosh Hashanah services and on Yom Kippur. volunteer teams will be near the
main entrance to accept the bags. Please drop them off before entering the building.
ANNuAl YoM Kippur FooD DriVE
Volunteer opportunities
Come sort, box, and shelve food!
Sun., Oct. 23 9:00am–2:00pm
HElp FEED THE HuNGrY
Every year, this effort provides approximately 30,000 pounds of food,
and your financial donations help us ser-vice 1,300 families in need every month.
This effort is very successful due to your
participation and the generosity of
the members of our community.
YAD EZrA2850 W. 11 Mile
Berkley, MI 48072 (248) 548-FOOD
Fax: (248) 548-3207 www.yadezra.org
WHAT: Help support Yad
Ezra’s Annual Yom Kippur Food Drive
HoW: Donate Kosher canned
goods and pack-aged foods to Yad
Ezra
WHErE: Bring all food donations to
Temple on Yom Kippur
A Sincere Thank You: We sincerely thank everyone for their generous contributions to our various funds. Your support allows us to continue offering our outstanding programs and services and helps us to support all members of our Temple Family. Thank you!
THEODORE D. BIRNKRANT MEMORIAL GARDEN CHAPEL FUND
In Memory of:Loris G. Birnkrant, In Loving Memory Always
The Levine Family
GENERAL GIFTS FUNDIn Honor of:The marriage of our son Jesse Bean to Aja Jovanovski
The birth of Marcia & Mitch Meisner’s new grandson, Shay Meisner Jackie & Jeff Bean
In Memory of:Dr. David K. Scheer
T.E. Board of Trustees Ruthanne Okun & Daniel Cheryl & Dan Guyer
Liliane Rattner Rachel Kukes Schwartz
Bud Sherbow Lloyd Strausz
BEVERLY GOLD MEMORIAL COLLEGE
STUDENT FUNDIn Honor of:Norma Dennis
Lola LaneBetty Sherizen’s 90th Birthday
Adela GoldIn Memory of:Al GoldKalman MelerChawa MelerSamuel GoldGertrude GoldJeanette GoldBeverly GoldCarolyn Gold
Adela Gold
ROBERT ALAN GOLDS MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of:Sylvia Golds’ 94th Birthday!
Debbie Golds
LILLIAN GREENWALD ONEG SHABBAT FUND
General Donation:From: Norma Dennis
In Memory of:Shirley Weinhart, Sister
Faye & Lou Damraur
In Honor of:Ed & Deb Nowinski’s Anniversary
Flo & Lou Citarel
LECH LECHA OPERATING ENDOWMENT
In Memory of:Bernice & Irving Gordon
Bruce & Linda GordonAlice Vulcan
Claire Belsky
MUSIC FUNDGeneral Donation:
From: Norma DennisIn Honor of:Kelly Onickel’s Special Birthday
Linda & Dennis Kayes Miriam & Dan Medow
In Memory of:Dr. Louis Peven
Judy GreenwaldJulius DrozDorothy Droz Mills
Alan Droz
NORMAN ROSE CANTOR FUND
In Memory of:Esther Rudner
Steve & Sharon Dillon
gIFTS & MEMoRIALS
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PRESIDENT’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Honor of:Marty Leibowitz’s upcoming presidency
Alpha Zeta Omega Pharmaceutical Fraternity
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Honor of:The marriage of my grand-son Seth Reder to Debbie Stone Reder
Lila RederIn Memory of:Sophie Kutlov
Elizabeth GulickElla Sauber
The Rose, Pulleyblank & Rosenthal Families
WILLIAM H. RATTNER MEMORIAL FUND FOR
THE PRESERVATION OF TORAHS
In Memory of:Liliane Rattner
Bonnie Barber Anna Solal Helene Rosenblatt, Willy Rosenblatt & The Family of Liliane Rattner
RABBI MILTON ROSENBAUM
EDUCATIONAL FUNDIn Memory of:Sarah E. Blumnethal
Joseph & Nancy BlumenthalIn Memory of:Bud Sherbow
Gerald & Myral Robbins
EDGAR & CECELIA SCHLUSSEL ENDOWMENTIn Memory of:Shirley GluklickFreida Doroff
The Herman Family
SARAH SCHMIER LIBRARY FUND
In Memory of:Bud Sherbow
Gerald & Myral Robbins
AMY MARGOLIS SILBER-MAN FLOWER FUND
In Honor of:Mary Ann & Larry Herman’s 50th Anniversary
Sharon Rome
BEA SACKS SOCIAL ACTION FUND
In Honor of:The birth of Deb & Faith Rob-inson-Renner’s grandson, Zachariah Leland Ziegler
Jackie & Jeff BeanThe birth of my grandson, Noah Michael Unell
Barbara KarchinIn Memory of:Florence Kanefsky, sister
Faye & Lou DamraurBud Sherbow
Michael Scrivener Fern Katz
BEATRICE AND LOUIS WEINSTEIN ADULT EDUCATION FUND
In Honor of:Jolene & Jack Schwartz’s 50th Anniversary
Elizabeth Zerwekh & Jack Lessenberry
RUTH & MAXWELL STETTNER CARING
COMMUNITYFor the Speedy Recovery of:Suzanne Winkelman
Lillian Fox & Norman Glovinsky
In Honor of:Sue Stettner
Rachel, Roz & Lance MermellSue Stettner, Jenny Patterson & the entire Caring Community for their compassionate outreach
Milton & Michaelyn SilvermanIn Memory of:Janet DaughertyCelia Raimi
Lillian Fox & Norman Glovinsky
Audrey LucowRuth Stettner
Shirley Finn Podolsky
DR. MAURICE B. WEINER & DR. RICHARD A. WEINER CHILDREN’S BOOK FUND
In Honor of:Sandy Hack
Jeffrey WeinerThe birth of Hudson Cohen to Andy & Marni CohenThe birth of Hudson Robert Altman to Kari & Alex Altman
The Caring CommunityIn Memory of:Shirley Schram
Judy WeinerElaine Lata
Jeffrey Weiner
LEE AND MORT WOLIN MEMORIAL AITZIM CHAY-IM-TREES ARE LIFE-FUND
For the Speedy Recovery of:Larry Ferstenfeld
The Patterson Family & Lynn Wolin
In Memory of:Gwen Patterson
Marcia & Michael Leibson Ruthanne Okun & Daniel Jackie & Jeff Bean
Temple emanu-el BulleTin • OcTOBer 2016 • Tishe 5777
Would you like to get out and play Mahj? -- Here’s your chance!
Play Mahj at Temple. All skill levels welcome. Bring your friends. We will have Mahj set up.
Oct. 19 / Nov. 16 at 6:30 pmPlease call or email the Temple office or
Madelyn Phillips to RSvP or with questions (248) 890-0289 [email protected]
or Temple office (248)967-4020 [email protected]
THERE IS NO COST TO PLAY, WE ONLY ASK THAT YOU RSVP!
mahJ - Thursday mornings 9:30 am drop in.
October 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
9:15 am Torah Study
10:30 am MorningService
2 Erev RoshHaShanah
NO YACHADReligious School
8:00 pm Erev RoshHashanah Servicewith adult choir
3 Rosh HaShanah
9:00 am 5:00 pmOffice Closed
9:00 am RoshHashanah FamilyService withmusicians and YouthChoir
10:30 am RoshHashana Service withAdult Choir
3:00 pm [RoshHashana Tashlichon the River FamilyProgram atShiawassee Park,Shiawassee St,Farmington, MI48336]
4 Rosh HaShanah 5
4:30 pm 6:00 pmYACHAD ReligiousSchool
7:30 pm [Music Cte.Mtg.at Linda Permut's]
6
9:30 am 12:00 pmMahj
7:00 pm Adult ChoirYom KippurRehearsal
7
6:45 pm Erev Shabbat CongregationalFamily Service with Youth Choir, BirthdayBlessing and Wedding Blessing of JordanSoloman & Ashley Helper.
8
9:15 am Torah Study
10:30 am MorningService
9
9:00 am 11:30 amYACHAD ReligiousSchool
9:15 am BrotherhoodMtg.
11:30 am 1:15 pmYoung Adults/TLC &TEE
11:30 am 1:00 pmYouth ChoirRehearsal
10 Columbus Day
7:00 pm MembershipCte. Mtg.
11 Erev Yom Kippur
Office closes at 3:00pm
Yad Ezra FoodCollection
8:00 pm Kol NidreiYom Kippur Service
12 Yom Kippur
NO YACHAD ReligiousSchool
Offices Closed
Yad Ezra FoodCollection
9:00 am 5:00 pmOffice Closed
9:00 am Yom KippurFamily Service
10:30 am MorningService
1:00 pm StudySession
2:00 pm ClassicalMusic Meditation
3:00 pm AfternoonService
4:15 pmMemorial/YizkorService
5:00 pmNe'ilah/ConcludingService
5:45 pm Havdalah andbreakthefast
13
9:30 am 12:00 pmMahj
14
7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service followedby Congregational dinner
15
9:15 am Torah Study
10:30 am MorningService
16 Erev Sukkot
9:00 am 11:30 amYACHAD ReligiousSchool & Sukkahdecorating
10:00 am Adult EdSunday SpeakerSeries with BobSedler
10:00 am SocialAction Mtg.
12:00 pm 1:00 pmYouth ChoirRehearsal
5:30 pm SouperSupper in the Sukkah
6:30 pm Erev Sukkotservice with ShiruD'or L'dor YouthChoir and ShirChadash Choir
17 Sukkot
Candy for the Troopsorders beginsthrough to11/11/2016
9:00 am 5:00 pmOffice Closed
10:30 am SukkotMorning Service
18 Sukkot
7:00 pm Adult EdMtg.
7:00 pm 8:30 pmSisterhood mtg.
7:30 pm ExecutiveCte. Mtg.
19 Sukkot
4:30 pm 6:00 pmYACHAD ReligiousSchool
7:00 pm 8:30 pmTLC Sukkah Event
20 Sukkot
9:30 am 12:00 pmMahj
21 Sukkot
7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service withAnniversary Blessing and celebrate AaronKuess' conversion
22 Sukkot
9:15 am Torah Study
10:30 am 12:00pm Elijah Taub's BarMitzvah
23 Erev Simchat Torah Sukkot
NO YACHADReligious School
12:00 pm 1:00 pmYouth ChoirRehearsal
7:00 pm ErevSimchat Torah andConsecration withBand and YouthChoir
24 Simchat Torah
10:30 am SimchatTorah Service
25
6:15 pm 7:30 pmAdult B'nai MitzvahClass
7:30 pm Board ofTrustees Meeting
26
4:30 pm 6:00 pmYACHAD ReligiousSchool
27
9:30 am 12:00 pmMahj
7:00 pm Adult Choir
28
7:00 pm Erev CARE Shabbat service withShir Chadash Choirhttps://www.facebook.com/CAREshabbat/
29
9:15 am Torah Study
9:30 am Tot ShabbatService
10:30 am CAREShabbat MorningService
30
9:00 am 11:30 amYACHAD ReligiousSchool
11:30 am 1:00 pmYouth ChoirRehearsal
12:30 pm 2:00 pm[Teen LeadershipInstitute at AdatShalom]
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Temple emanu-el: Where You Belong • 248-967-4020
TEMPLE CALENDAR - October 2016
Check the live calendar for daily updates on Temple’s website http://emanuel-mich.org/calendar
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Arturo L. Kalfus Rabbi Kelly Onickel Cantorial Soloist
Joseph P. Klein Rabbi Emeritus Norman Rose, z’l Cantor Emeritus Milton Rosenbaum z’l Rabbi Emeritus
Frederick Frank Executive Director Abi Taylor-Abt Director, Education Eileen Brand Director, Early Childhood Community Dennis Kayes President Jackie Bean Vice-President Lynn Cooper Vice-President Richard Gold Vice-President David Hart Vice-President Susan Stettner Vice-President Debora Renner Treasurer Martin Leibowitz Secretary Bruce Klein Immediate Past President
14450 W. Ten Mile Rd. Oak Park, MI 48237-1438www.emanuel-mich.org
Temple emanu-el Where You Belong
PeriodicalPostage
PAIDat Detroit, MI
and additional Mailing offices
Permit No. 0443870
UpcOMiNG eVeNts at teMpLe eMaNU-eL
Temple Emanu-El Bulletin (USPS 443-870). 14450 W. Ten Mile Rd., Oak Park, MI 48237-1497. Published monthly periodical postage paid at Detroit, MI. and additional mailing offices. Postmaster send address changes to Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W. Ten Mile Rd., Oak Park, MI 48237-1497.
TOTAL Enclosed: $Please make your check payable to: Temple Emanu-El and return to the Temple office.
Tear-off regisTraTion for evenTs lisTed above
NAmE DAy phONE
EvENT # ADuLTs # ChiLDrEN AmOuNT ENCLOsED
Prime TimersWednesday, November 9, 2016 / 10-00-3:00
DoSSiN GrEaT LakES MuSEuM Tour
$7.00 per person, Plus the cost of a DNR recreational passport per car unless you already have one.
rSVP Deadline: october 26, 2016
Mahj NightWed, october 19 at 6:30 pm
Please call or email Madelyn Phillips to RSVP or with questions (248) 890-0289
sunday, Oct. 16 - 5:30 p.m.
$5 per person, plus a can for chaveet. KIDS FREE!
RSVP by Tuesday, October 11 Please let us know by Fri. Oct 7 if you are making soup or baking.
souper supper in the sukkah